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Chapter 4 of Boys and Girls of Colonial Days is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There’s the house. Left flank, wheel, Halt!” shouted the British general in command. He turned in at the Williams’ gate and strode up the path. At the steps he looked up and stopped. “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
Chapter 4 of Boys and Girls of Colonial Days is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “colonist” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading ““Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.”
resist or confront with resistance
From this reading ““Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.”
the side of military or naval formation
From this reading “Left flank, wheel, Halt!” shouted the British general in command.”
an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
From this reading ““Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.”
cause to stop
From this reading “Left flank, wheel, Halt!” shouted the British general in command.”
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading “He turned in at the Williams’ gate and strode up the path.”
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading ““Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.”
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading “He turned in at the Williams’ gate and strode up the path.”
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In this reading “Left flank, wheel, Halt!” shouted the British general in command.”
seek information from
In this reading “At the steps he looked up and stopped.”
remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
In this reading ““Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned in at the Williams’ gate and strode up the path.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He turned in at the Williams’ gate and strode up the path.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading Left flank, wheel, Halt!” shouted the British general in command.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
plural of “colonist” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Left flank, wheel, Halt!” shouted the British general in command.
resist or confront with resistance
From this reading “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
the side of military or naval formation
From this reading Left flank, wheel, Halt!” shouted the British general in command.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
From this reading “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading He turned in at the Williams’ gate and strode up the path.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Left flank, wheel, Halt!” shouted the British general in command.
cause to stop
From this reading Left flank, wheel, Halt!” shouted the British general in command.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned in at the Williams’ gate and strode up the path.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “There’s the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Left flank, wheel, Halt!” shouted the British general in command.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Left flank, wheel, Halt!” shouted the British general in command.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading At the steps he looked up and stopped.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
a course of conduct
From this reading He turned in at the Williams’ gate and strode up the path.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Left flank, wheel, Halt!” shouted the British general in command.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading At the steps he looked up and stopped.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading At the steps he looked up and stopped.
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading He turned in at the Williams’ gate and strode up the path.
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There’s the house.
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From this reading “There’s the house.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned in at the Williams’ gate and strode up the path.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He turned in at the Williams’ gate and strode up the path.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading Left flank, wheel, Halt!” shouted the British general in command.
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading He turned in at the Williams’ gate and strode up the path.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Gad!” he said, “the children of these stubborn Colonists would defy us, too,” but a smile took away the stern lines from his mouth.
Chapter 4 of Boys and Girls of Colonial Days by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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